Table 1.
Selected characteristics of residents in LTC facilities in Ontario, Canada (2012-2013).
| Resident characteristics | |
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| Average age | 83 years |
| Younger than 65 (%) | 6.6% |
| 85 and older (%) | 53% |
| Female (%) | 68.0% |
| Total dependence in activities of daily living (%) | 12% |
| Severe cognitive impairment | 28.6% |
| Some indication of health instability (%) | 57.2% |
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| Endocrine/metabolic/nutritional diseases | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 26.6% |
| Hyperthyroidism | 1.1% |
| Hypothyroidism | 18.5% |
| Heart/circulation diseases | |
| Arteriosclerotic heart disease | 14.3% |
| Cardiac dysrhythmia | 7.7% |
| Congestive heart failure | 12.8% |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 1.5% |
| Hypertension | 61.3% |
| Hypotension | 1.4% |
| Other cardiovascular diseases | 15.0% |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 6.1% |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | |
| Arthritis | 59.9% |
| Hip fracture | 42.4% |
| Missing limb | 6.5% |
| Osteoporosis | 1.1% |
| Pathological bone fracture | 29.8% |
| Neurological diseases | |
| Dementia | 61.1% |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | 0.2% |
| Aphasia | 8.1% |
| Cerebral palsy | 0.6% |
| Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) | 22.1% |
| Hemiplegia/hemiparesis | 6.3% |
| Huntington's chorea | 0.3% |
| Multiple sclerosis | 1.3% |
| Paraplegia | 0.5% |
| Parkinson's disease | 7.0% |
| Quadriplegia | 0.3% |
| Seizure disorder | 5.5% |
| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) | 5.5% |
| Traumatic brain injury | 1.0% |
| Pulmonary diseases | |
| Asthma | 4.1% |
| Emphysema/COPD | 15.8% |
| Other diseases | |
| Allergies | 27.4% |
| Anemia | 16.5% |
| Cancer | 8.4% |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 20.6% |
| Liver disease | 1.1% |
| Renal failure | 10.2% |
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information [9].